{"id":8503,"date":"2026-08-24T11:44:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sprott.carleton.ca\/exec-ed\/?post_type=cu_event&#038;p=8503"},"modified":"2026-08-24T11:44:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:44:57","slug":"sports-leadership-design-and-information-session","status":"publish","type":"cu_event","link":"https:\/\/sprott.carleton.ca\/exec-ed\/event\/sports-leadership-design-and-information-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Leadership Design and Information Session"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n        \n    <\/h1>\n    \n        <\/header>\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n            <div class=\"cu-buttongroup cu-component-updated flex flex-wrap md:flex-1 gap-3 md:gap-5 justify-start\">\n                                                                                                        <\/div>\n        \n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">OVERVIEW<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ottawa\u2019s sports and recreation sector continues to expand, creating new opportunities for professionals across teams, associations, leagues, facilities, recreation providers, events, and front offices.&nbsp;<strong>Sprott Executive Education at Carleton University&nbsp;<\/strong>is exploring a new Sports Leadership Program to support professionals who want to advance, lead, and build lasting careers in the region.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Before we design the program, we want to hear directly from people working in the sector.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moderated by Ian Mendes, Vice-President of Communications at the Ottawa Senators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WHAT WE WANT TO LEARN<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2022&nbsp;<\/strong>Which leadership, business, communication, and management skills are most needed now&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2022&nbsp;<\/strong>Where professionals see career barriers, gaps, and advancement opportunities&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2022&nbsp;<\/strong>How learning should be delivered to fit the realities of the sector&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2022&nbsp;<\/strong>What would make a Sports Leadership Program valuable, practical, and relevant&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>YOUR PERSPECTIVE MATTERS<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you are an emerging professional, manager, executive, coach, administrator, marketer, events professional, facility operator, or work in another role, your feedback will help shape a program designed around the needs and aspirations of Ottawa\u2019s sports community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_event_type":[],"cu_event_audience":[],"class_list":["post-8503","cu_event","type-cu_event","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"cu_event_start_date":"2026-08-27 17:30:00","cu_event_end_date":"2026-08-27 19:00:00","cu_event_add_to_calendar":"show","cu_event_location_type":"in-person","cu_event_meeting_address_type":"on-campus","cu_event_virtual_type":"tbd","cu_event_virtual_meeting_link":"","cu_building":"NI","cu_event_meeting_room":"6011","cu_event_meeting_address_full":null,"cu_post_thumbnail":"","cu_event_cost":"Free","cu_event_registration":{"title":"Sports Leadership Design and Information Session Registration","url":"https:\/\/sprott.carleton.ca\/exec-ed\/sports-leadership-design-and-information-session-registration\/","target":""},"cu_event_secondary_button":"","cu_event_contact_name":"Future EDge","cu_event_email":"FutureEDge@cunet.carleton.ca","cu_event_phone":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - 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